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Brazil: Chabad Activities Focus on Intermarriage Prevention

(Lubavitch.com/LNS) Eduardo Rothschild I. Caras is grateful he was not among the 300 beachgoers stung by jellyfish in S. Paulo on Sunday. The 15 year-old…

By Rebecca Rosenthal

January 4, 2008

The Economist On the Impact of Russian Immigrants on German Jewish Life

(Lubavitch.com/LNS) A current feature story in The Economist examines the impact of Jewish immigrants from the former Soviet Union on Jewish life in Germany. The…

January 3, 2008

Good for the Palate, Good for the Soul: Kosher Cuisine Grows Up

(lubavitch.com/LNS) “I came to Iowa to campaign for Barak Obama, and ended up putting on tefillin for the first time.” Rabbi Yossi Jacobson recounts this…

By Dvora Lakein

January 3, 2008

The Road To Haditch (Gaditch)

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January 2, 2008

11th Pan American Macabbi Games Ending Today, Went Kosher, Did Shabbos With Chabad

(Lubavitch.com/LNS) Chabad-Lubavitch of Argentina ensured that athletes and coaches—several thousand—who participated in the 11th Pan American Maccabi Games in Buenos Aires, dined strictly kosher for the…

January 2, 2008

Chabad Flagship Yeshiva: A Winter Break Destination

(lubavitch.com/LNS) David Altman figures he’s in for a lot of vacuuming when he gets home. His wife, Alicia, pregnant with their fourth child, gave him…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

January 2, 2008

Chief Rabbi of Ukraine’s Largest Jewish Community Named Among Top Foreigner

(lubavitch.com/lns) The latest, New Year edition of Focus Magazine, a Ukrainian publication, named Chabad’s Rabbi Shmuel Kaminezki, Chief Rabbi of Dnepropetrovsk, one of the 15…

January 1, 2008

Mayanot Yeshiva Opens Women’s Division in Jerusalem

(Lubavitch.com/LNS) The graduating senior has had her last Chabad on campus Shabbat dinner; the birthrightisrael experience is over. But the idea is to keep that…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

December 31, 2007

In Argentina: Chabad Child-Care Program Earns UNICEF, UNESCO Acclaim

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By Baila Olidort

December 31, 2007

Baptist Church Helps Raise Funds To Replace Stolen Torah

Nearly three months after a precious Torah scroll stolen was stolen from the Chabad Yeshiva High School of Twin Cities, it raised $35,000 of the…

December 30, 2007

Chabad Unveils Talmudic Study Program In 15 Cities

(Lubavitch.com/LNS) Yeshiva boys typically crack their first Talmudic sugiya (problem) at a young age. The dense Aramaic text, the endless back and forth of argument…

By Dvora Lakein

December 28, 2007

In Nuremberg: Jewish Community Works With Chabad To Restore Traditional Jewish Life

(Lubavitch.com/LNS) Arno Hamburg, chairman of the Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Nürnberg, remembers his bar mitzvah in Nuremberg’s liberal synagogue, but his memories of attending Orthodox services with his…

By Rebecca Rosenthal

December 27, 2007

Governor Corzine Surprises Guests At Chabad NJ Dinner

New Jersey Governor John Corzine made a surprise appearance at a Chabad dinner in Northwest NJ, last week.The Governor greeted the 400 friends and supporters…

December 27, 2007

Kosher Certification Most Sought On Food Labels

(lubavitch.com) A global products database, (Mintel's Global New Products), reports the Jerusalem Post, found that the kosher label surpassed all other popular claims on food products,…

December 27, 2007

Almost There: Librescu Jewish Student Center Seeks Final $100,000.00

(Lubavitch.com) Chabad-Lubavitch of the Virginias is fast approaching the finish line in its sprint to secure a property on the Virginia Tech campus. Since announcing the…

By M. Phillips

December 26, 2007

Russian Jews in Germany to Benefit From Chabad Translated Jewish Living Guides

FREE Publishing House, the world's first publisher of authentic Judaic literature in modern Russian, has collaborated with Chabad-Lubavitch Shluchim in Germany to re-publish its famous…

December 26, 2007

Chabad-Lubavitch Announces Partnership With Bramson ORT

(Lubavitch.com) Merkos L’inyonei Chinuch, the educational arm of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, announced the establishment of a new Jewish vocational training school in partnership with International…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

December 26, 2007

On Stem Cell and Other Matters: A Conference Explores the Torah-Science Nexus

Is Judaism’s belief in free will compatible with concepts of genetic predestination? Are there links between contemporary neuroscience and Kabbalistic concepts of consciousness? How does…

December 25, 2007

Feeling Jewish, Feeling Comfortable, On the Night of the 24th

For Jewish people, standing out on December 24th doesn’t mean standing alone. Chabad centers across the country fling open their doors, bringing Jewish people together…

By Rebecca Rosenthal

December 24, 2007

Dnepropetrovsk Synagogue Automates Daily Charity-Giving

Those old tin can pushkas—collection boxes, sitting at the entrance to every shul, may soon be on their way out. The plastic’s good enough for…

December 24, 2007

Kosher Cooking Bible Turns Thirty, Inspires Lifestyle Changes

(Lubavitch.com) Thirty years since it was first served up, Lubavitch women’s kosher cookbook has sold 160,000 copies worldwide. That’s no small potatoes. But it's for affecting…

By E.J. Tansky

December 21, 2007

150 Year-Old Melbourne Synagogue Appoints Chabad Rabbi

The recent appointment of Chabad Rabbi Dovid Gutnick opens a new chapter for the East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation's synagogue. As it enters into its 150th…

December 21, 2007

Putin to Award Chabad Rabbi For Bravery

President Vladimir Putin will soon confer a state award on Chabad Rabbi Yitzhak Kogan and son Yosef. They will receive the Badge of Honor in…

December 19, 2007

A Jewish Burial, Even for Those Who Can’t Afford

(Lubavitch.com) It’s expensive to die in the United States, and especially in California where real estate and population booms have jacked up funeral price tags…

By Rebecca Rosenthal

December 19, 2007